Method and system of organizing and suggesting activities based on availability information and activity requirements

Abstract

Activities may be automatically organized and suggested to members of a network based at least on interest information and availability information. A suggested activity may be confirmed or canceled based on attendance information received from the members.

1 . A method of organizing activities for members of a network, comprising:
 identifying a group of members of a network;   determining an activity for two or more of the members of the group, wherein the activity
 is determined according to interest information provided by the two or more members; 
   scheduling the activity according to availability information provided by the two or more
 members; and 
   suggesting the activity to the two or more members.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said scheduling the activity comprises determining a date and time when the activity is to occur using the availability information provided by the two or more members. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said scheduling the activity further comprises determining a location where the activity is to occur. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the location is determined based on location information associated with the two or more members. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 responsive to receiving attendance information from the two or more members, sending activity confirmation information to the two or more members if the attendance information is positive; otherwise, sending activity cancellation information to the two or more members.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 if the attendance information is positive, updating the availability information of the two or more members to reflect their attendance information.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the attendance information is positive when at least a minimum number of members will participate in the activity. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein each member of the group is associated with a member profile, and wherein the member profile includes the interest information, the availability information, and the location information. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the member profile further includes information relating to friends who are also members of the network. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the network is configured to schedule multiple activities for multiple groups of members in multiple locations. 
   
   
       11 . A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the operations as claimed in  claim 1 . 
   
   
       12 . A method of organizing activities for members of a network, comprising:
 receiving from a first member of the network information relating to an activity to be organized;   receiving from the first member information relating to date and time when the activity is to occur;   receiving from the first member information about a second member to invite to participate in the activity; and   suggesting the activity and the date and the time when the activity is to occur to the second member.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 before said suggesting, verifying availability information of the second member to determine if the second member is available on said date and time.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the information relating to the date and the time when the activity is to occur comprises a date range and time range. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 receiving from the first member information about a non-member of the network to invite to participate in the activity; and   suggesting the activity and the date and the time when the activity is to occur to the non-member.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 suggesting to the first member and to the second member a location where the activity is to occur.   
   
   
       17 . A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the operations as claimed in  claim 12 . 
   
   
       18 . A system for organizing activities for members of a network, comprising:
 means for identifying an activity based on interest information of two or more members of the network;   means for scheduling the activity based on availability information of the two or more members;   means for suggesting the activity to the two or more members; and   means for confirming or cancelling the activity responsive to receiving attendance information from the two or more members.   
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , further comprising means for determining a location where the activity is to occur. 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 18 , further comprising means for updating the availability information of the two or more members after the activity is confirmed.